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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forsailed” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

18 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
sailed7432776(None) 
ailed66240281_ailed
bailed94726651bailed
failed105421601failed
hailed104122741hailed
jailed144917421jailed
mailed95326751mailed
nailed74021491nailed
railed74727541railed
sailer63526101sailer
sained75424241sained
smiled93716431smiled
snailed83811921snailed
soiled73822471soiled
spiled94621991spiled
tailed74424661tailed
vailed104619291vailed
wailed104823591wailed

Search took 1 second overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter178691487550.0931921408.6
2DLD Change Limit48755180.86056691.9
3Display Results18180.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691180.953187503.7